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PHOTOS: Moving Images From the Laquan McDonald Protests in Chicago

On October 20, 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times and killed by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. Following the release of the shocking dash cam video showing the events of that evening, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Chicago to demand justice. 

By · November 25, 2015October 27, 2020
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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Community reaction near Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road in Chicago after the release of the 2014 video of Laquan McDonald being shot by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.

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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators march through downtown following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators form a chain near the Balboa bridge on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, after city officials released the dash-cam video of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke opening fire on 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, striking him 16 times, in October 2014.

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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators confront police during a protest following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators confront police during a protest following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators confront police during a protest following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators march through downtown following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators march through downtown following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Chicago Protests Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

Demonstrators confront police during a protest following the release of a video showing Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting and killing Laquan McDonald on November 24, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Van Dyke was charged today with first degree murder for the October 20, 2014 shooting in which McDonald was hit with 16 bullets.

Scott Olson/Getty Images

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